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About Mahe District

Mahe is a district in Puducherry , India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Mahe was 41,816 with a growth rate of 13.54%. Mahe covers 9 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Mahe's population is 1184 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 978 females out of 1000 males.

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For easier reading, details are categorized in four sections i.e. Population of Mahe, Urban/Rural population of Mahe, Literacy data of Mahe and Religion wise data of Mahe. Below are the full details and list of tehsils in Mahe,Puducherry, India. Select any of these to know detailed information about them.

Area, population and sex ratio of Mahe

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Population 41,816 Growth (%) 13.54
Male Population 19,143 Sex Ratio 1,184
Female Population 22,673 Child Sex Ratio 978
Area ( In Km. Square ) 9

Mahe has a total population of 41,816 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 19,143 while the female population 22,673. The state area is 9 square kilometers.

In terms of demographic statistics, Mahe has sex ratio of 1,184 females per 1000 males and a child sex ratio of 978 girls per 1000 boys.

Urban/Rural Population of Mahe

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Urban Population 41,816 Rural Population 0
Urban Population (%) 100 Rural Population (%) 0
Urban male Population 19,143 Rural Male Population 0
Urban Female Population 22,673 Rural Female Population 0
Urban Sex Ratio 1,184 Rural Sex Ratio 0

Mahe urban population is 41,816 (100.00% of the total), while the rural population is 0 (0.00% of the total). Across the decade to 2011 the district grew by 13.54% overall.

Among the urban population 19,143 are males, and 22,673 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 1,184 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 0 are males and 0 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 0 females per 1000 males.

Literacy data of Mahe

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Literate 36,470 Literacy (%) 97.87
Male Literate 16,610 Male Literacy (%) 98.63
Female Literate 19,860 Female Literacy (%) 97.25
Urban Literate 36,470 Rural Literate 0
Urban Male Literates 16,610 Urban Male Literacy (%) 98.63
Rural Male Literates 0 Rural Male Literacy (%) 0
Urban Female Literates 19,860 Urban Female Literacy (%) 97.25
Rural Female Literates 0 Rural Female Literacy (%) 0

The literacy data of Mahe highlights a total literacy rate stands at 97.87% with 36,470 literate individuals. Male literacy is 98.63% while female literacy is lower at 97.25% among them, 16,610 males and 19,860 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.

Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 36,470 people being literate, with men at 98.63% and female at 97.25%, compared to rural areas whereas 0 people are literate, with male at 0.00% and female at 0.00%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.

Religion Wise Data of Mahe

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Hindu 27,940 Hindu (%) 66.82
Muslim 12,856 Muslim (%) 30.74
Sikh 3 Sikh (%) 0.01
Christian 958 Christian (%) 2.29
Jain 14 Jain (%) 0.03
Buddhist 21 Buddhist (%) 0.05
Other 3 Other (%) 0.01
Not Avaiable 21 Not Avaiable (%) 0.05

Mahe population is mostly hindu (66.82%) with a total 27,940 people. Muslim(30.74%) with a total 12,856 people. Sikh are (0.01%) with a total 3 people. Smaller communities include Christian (2.29% with 958 people). Jain (0.03% with 14 people) Buddhist (0.05% with 21 people) and Other (0.01% with 3 people). Around (0.05% with 21 people) did not specify their religion. See the full religion breakdown for Mahe.

List of Tehsils in Mahe

1

Mahe Taluk

Area: 9 Km2

Population

41,816

Male

19,143%

Females

22,673

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Common questions about Mahe

As recorded in the Census of India 2011, Mahe district had a population of 41,816. That figure has not been revised since, because no later census has been completed.

Mahe is divided into 1 tehsils. Each one is listed on this page, and opening a tehsil shows every village recorded inside it.

The sex ratio of Mahe is 1184 females for every 1000 males. A figure below 1000 means women are outnumbered in the district.

The child sex ratio of Mahe is 978 girls for every 1000 boys, counting only children aged 0 to 6.

The literacy rate of Mahe is 97.87 per cent. That works out to 36,470 literate people.

Mahe covers an area of 9 square kilometres.

The population of Mahe grew by 13.54 per cent between the 2001 and 2011 censuses.

Mahe is a district of Puducherry. You can open Puducherry from this page to see all of its other districts.

A tehsil is the administrative level between a district and a village. Some states call the same unit a taluka, mandal, block or circle, but it sits in the same place in the hierarchy.

Every figure on this page is from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. We present the published data and do not alter it.